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Armpit hair for women

As an American man, I don't think I could ever be attracted to a female with armpit hair. I just find it extremely unattractive. To be perfectly honest (even though I don't intend to be offensive), it disgusts me. I recently began playing music with a girl who does not shave her armpits and I was shocked to discover this (this moment actually came while we were playing).

You see, it's very hard for me to understand why someone would feel the need to fight THAT battle in particular. I suppose that for some people who have largely isolated themselves into a certain subculture, it's understandable to have pit hair if it's really THAT important to you. But otherwise, I don't think I'd recommend it to anyone or even accept it as rational behavior. Maybe to some women, shaving pit hair symbolizes conformity to gender roles, but aren't there other battles that you could fight that wouldn't cause you become instantly unattractive to so many people?

Maybe I just have this instinctual reaction to female pit hair that is causing me to think irrationally, but it honestly amazes me how strongly I feel about pit hair being unattractive.

Sometimes I wonder if people who have such strong opinions about this sort of thing ever ask themselves "Maybe I shouldn't keep my crotch overgrown like the pre-deforestation Amazon. Nah, it'll be fine. She won't mind - it's just a little hair."

You see, it's very hard for me to understand why someone would feel the need to fight THAT battle in particular.

Probably because it's a very, very easy one to fight that is done by stopping doing something they didn't enjoy doing in the first place.

Maybe to some women, shaving pit hair symbolizes conformity to gender roles, but aren't there other battles that you could fight that wouldn't cause you become instantly unattractive to so many people?

I think you're assuming that more people find it gross than actually do. I'm guessing also that women who choose not to shave would prefer not to be with someone who would write them off entirely for something so petty.

it honestly amazes me how strongly I feel about pit hair being unattractive.

As it should... it's hair in a particular location on a particular gender. It's silly, as well, for someone to write a man off entirely because of back hair.

"Oooh, plenty of things to do today ! Ok, let's wake up, shower, get dressed. Oh i have armpit hair, maybe I should shave but pff... let's think, I'll probably be dressed all day and well... It's not like I'm going to the beach or anything... I'm just going to play some music with some guys... Well, one of them is a little weird sometimes but whatever... But anyway, it feels like I don't really have to shave then so fuck it !"